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| ...reduced to Oil or Spirit original: "Oyl"; in alchemy, an oil is a thick liquid produced by distillation, while a spirit is a volatile, vaporous substance. | 113 |
| Signate Star of Philosophers. The "Signate Star" refers to a star-shaped crystalline pattern that forms on the surface of highly purified antimony regulus, seen by alchemists as a sign of successful preparation. A small hand-drawn symbol of a circle with a horizontal line extending to the right. | 135 |
| Solution, when necessary. | 22 |
| Spirits of various Kinds. | 13 |
| Life-giving and Active. original: "Vivificative, and Operative." | 14 |
| Of the Elements. | 15 |
| Lacking Speech. original: "Wanting Speech." | 16 |
| Of Wine, to make volatile. original: "volatilize"; the process of turning a substance into a vapor or gas. } | 23 |
| Of Vinegar, to make stable. original: "fix"; in alchemy, "fixing" a substance means making it non-volatile so it can withstand heat without evaporating. } | |
| True Sulfur of Antimony. | 109 |
| Otherwise prepared. | 131 |
| Stone of Fire. A legendary alchemical substance, often considered a form of the Tincture of Antimony, said to possess great medicinal and transmutative powers. | 145 |
| The difference between it and the Stone of | |
| Philosophers. The "Stone of the Philosophers" is the ultimate goal of alchemy, capable of turning base metals into gold and granting long life. | 147 |
| Its Preparation. | 154 |
| Its Use, Dosage, etc. | 157 |
| A Stone, whether made without Matter. | 149 |
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| Tincture of Antimony, from its Glass. original: "Glass"; a transparent, reddish-brown substance produced by melting antimony ore. | 70 |
| Another. | 107 |
| True Tincture, not made of raw and melted Antimony. original: "crude and melted." | |
| Antimony. | 146 |
| Named the Stone of Fire. | In the same place. original: "ibid."; short for the Latin ibidem, meaning "in the same place" or "on the same page." |
| Tinctures, their difference. | 147 |
| Should have an affinity for Metals. original: "ought to have love to Metalls"; "love" in this context refers to chemical affinity or the tendency of substances to combine. | 152 |
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| Vinegar of Antimony. | 132 |
| Its property. | 134 |
| Vinegar, not capable of being changed into Wine. original: "not transmutable." | 23 |
| Venom, where it comes from. original: "Venome, whence it ariseth." | 56 |